Quick Facts
- State
- Utah
- County
- Tooele County County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
Some ghost towns feel like museums. Benmore feels like an interruption — a place that stopped mid-sentence. Benmore may refer to: Benmore, Utah, United States Benmore Valley AVA, United States Benmore Botanic Garden, Scotland Benmore Gardens, Gauteng, South Africa Benmore Dam, New Zealand Benmore Peak, New Zealand Lake Benmore
Tooele County County holds 11 documented ghost towns, including Ajax, Aragonite, Delle — Benmore keeps them company on the map.
The story of Benmore
Utah's ghost towns split between failed Mormon farm villages and the rough mining camps the faithful mostly watched from a distance.
Benmore may refer to: Benmore, Utah, United States Benmore Valley AVA, United States Benmore Botanic Garden, Scotland Benmore Gardens, Gauteng, South Africa Benmore Dam, New Zealand Benmore Peak, New Zealand Lake Benmore, New Zealand Benmore or Fair Head, a headland in Northern Ireland
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Benmore is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Benmore is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Benmore”), CC BY-SA.